After three deployments to the Middle East in four years and earning a Bronze Star, Amis is making more than just his mom proud.

"He has just been an awesome leader for his men," Carol Amis, his mom, said. "Last deployment, his men knew that if Captain Amis was leading them out on a forward operation, they were going to come back."

The Amis family dried their tears and joined today's Heart Walk in Minneapolis, where Carol was volunteering. Some young walkers even stopped to thank Capt. Amis for his service.

"(This is) unreal, the best surprise ever," Carol Amis said. "(I've) been waiting for him to come home."

It was a whole day of surprises for the Amis family. After the Heart Walk, Capt. Amis went up north to surprise his dad, who was at a men's retreat for the weekend.

Minnesota soldier back home three months early to surprise his family.